Office Professional Training (OPT)
The Office Professional Training Program changes lives. For many
graduates, it is the transition to a life of self-sufficiency.
Dr. Mary Leslie, Lead Instructor
Phone: (619) 644-7533
Email:
Mary.Leslie@gcccd.edu
Program Description
- One-semester training program for office professional
positions
- Specializations in Accounting, Insurance, and
Office/Administrative Support
- Students complete 12-20 degree-applicable community college
units of courses
- Support services include personal/crisis counseling and job
placement
Program Accomplishments
- Continuous grant funding from 1985 to 2004
- More than 1,900 successful graduates
- Placement rates: 80-90% of program graduates
- Most outstanding grant-funded program in the state (1996)
- Student Success Award (1999)
- Fourteen National InVEST Scholarship Winners (2001-2007)
- Technology Hero Golden Mouse Award (2005)
The program begins with an initial assessment and a 2-week
Pretraining Module (4 units of college credit). The training program
itself lasts 17 weeks. Students are enrolled in 12-20 units of
college credit, depending on their areas of specialization. All
students take the following courses:
- Keyboarding
- Office Procedures
- Effective Job Search
- Business English and Communication
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Funding Sources:
The
most recent government (Workforce Investment Act) grant ended in
March 2004. OPT is currently funded by donations from individuals,
business and professional organizations, and foundations.
Support Services: Students
receive support from a dedicated team of faculty and support staff,
including a personal/crisis counselor and a job placement
specialist. School and community organizations provide assistance
with basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing, and child care.
Mentors, internships, and job placement assistance are significant
aspects of the program.
Success:
Eighty to ninety
percent of the graduating students obtain full-time employment, at
an average entry-level hourly wage of
more
than $10.00. OPT was named the most outstanding special
grant-funded program by the California Community College Association
of Occupational Educators in 1996. . The OPT program received a
Student Success Award from the Board of Governors and the California
Community College Chancellor’s Office in 1999 and the Technology
Hero Golden Mouse Award from the Technology Foundation of America in
2005.
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For more information or to hire an OPT
graduate, please call 619-644-7247.
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